Autumn Reading

Disregarded at the time and often not chronicled, African-American tales of wealth are impressive

Mda’s latest novel paints a picture of how the West, then and now, refashions the other to validate its own preconceptions

Awards season is upon us once more – that time in late autumn when authors turn to thoughts of riches that will be made known in midwinter.

<b>Gwen Ansell</b> hails China Mieville’s novel on the seductive allure of alien language, <i>Embassytown</i>, and other new science fiction.

Imagery of microcosm and macrocosm haunts Ian McDonald’s new novel, <i>The Dervish House</i>, set in Istanbul in 2027.

Science, which usually claims to be morally neutral, could help to compute our moral instincts

Jenny Hobbs paints a sympathetic portrait of the often ignored men who fought the battles that bought us our freedom.